4 new models of Casio’s outdoor watch series “PRO TREK” (PRW-3000) will be out on June 28.

Employing its new measurement system “Triple Sensor Ver. 3″, measurement accuracy of direction, atmospheric pressure, altitude, and temperature has increased. The length of time of continuous measurement has increased from 20 seconds to 60 seconds, making reading a map or finding a route much easier. Regarding altitude measurement, the measuring time has shortened from 5 seconds to 1 second.

Promotional materials claim that the PRW-3000 can take altitude
measurements every second, but when you look at the technical
specifications, nothing has changed — it is still measurng only once
every 5 seconds, …. and that for just the first hour. After the first
hour, it reverts back to the horrible 2 minutes interval. So, where is
the improvement?

When I ski for 7 or 8 hours, I would like to record
the total vertical skied. But, in 2 minutes, I can ski down the slope
in less than a minute and then back uphill again (at least part of the
way) on a ski lift. By taking measurements only once every 2 minutes,
this Casio watch would miss a lot of the vertical that I have actually
skied. Casio is completely ignoring skiers, snowboarders cyclists, runners, and any similar fast sports that involve fast vertical changes..